Giro d'Italia Women Preview with Elisa Longo Borghini | Giro Women 2026 Podcast

Ned and Lizzie Deignan sit down to talk about the Giro Donne - how
far the race has come since the early days, what's still missing,
and why this year's edition feels like a turning point. They get
into the calendar shift, the stages that will shape the GC battle,
and the riders who could shake things up. Then Lizzie's old
teammate and rival Elisa Longo Borghini joins the conversation.
They talk about what it's like to race the Giro on home roads, the
weight of the maglia rosa when you're Italian, and how different
the race looks now compared to when she first lined up. Elisa opens
up about her bid to win it for a third year running - the pressure,
the motivation, and why she still races with the same fire she had
on day one. For The Love Of Cycling is presented by ⁠Science in
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